“It’s been a great year,” Dayton mayor Ben Baker announced at the start of Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Baker was delivering his six page State of the City report, a compilation of legislative and residential achievements over the past 12 months. The report also serves as the mayor and council’s vision moving forward into […]
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Kentucky’s first medical cannabis processor is opening in Dayton
Kentucky’s first operational medical cannabis processor, Bison Processing, is opening in Dayton. As the first facility of its kind in the state, Bison Processing will be responsible for taking Kentucky-grown cannabis and transforming it into safe, lab-tested medical products—such as tinctures, edibles and topicals—for patients registered in the Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program. “Team Kentucky approved […]
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Politics NKY Episode 7: Dayton Mayor Ben Baker
In Episode 7 of the Politics NKY podcast, Shane Noem and Kevin Burton talk about the headlines of the day before being joined by Dayton Mayor Ben Baker. Catch up on past episodes of the podcast here. Listen to this week’s episode below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Dayton honors young residents who helped reunite toddler with family
Residents of Dayton now have two holidays to celebrate on Nov. 11. One of them, of course, is Veterans Day — also celebrated internationally as Armistice Day. The international name harkens back to 1918, when German and Entente forces officially ceased fighting after the signing of the Armistice of Compiègne. The second holiday Daytonians may […]
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Dayton’s Gil Lynn Park gets new playground, pickleball courts
Dayton residents have a new reason to head outside and plenty of new ways to play. The city held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 15 for its new pickleball courts, new playground equipment, repaved and improved basketball courts and improved buildings at Gil Lynn Park, located at 203 Greendevil Drive in Dayton. The city has […]
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Dayton mayor highlights city growth in State of the City address
Dayton Mayor Ben Baker gave a State of the City address at the council meeting on Tuesday. He addressed council and community members through a tapped video as he was not in town for the meeting. “I apologize that I can’t be there tonight to present my State of City in person, but I still […]
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Meet the panelists for LINK nky’s Feb. 13 Community Conversation event
For our Feb. 13 Community Conversation event, LINK nky is bringing together leaders in the community who have found a way to build community and get involved — and they want to help connect you to people and organizations in Northern Kentucky. Our Community Conversation events are free and open to the public, gathering residents, […]
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Dayton awards keys to the city to two leaving office
Dayton Mayor Ben Baker honored longtime council member Jeff Volter and Kentucky Representative Rachel Roberts for their years of service to the city, presenting them with keys to the city and acknowledging their dedication to making Dayton a better place.
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Small cities, big communities: Bellevue, Dayton set example for NKY
This story originally appeared in the June 14, 2024 edition of the LINK Reader. To get stories like this first, subscribe here. This story was prepared in conjunction with Meghan Goth’s reporting and writing class at the University of Cincinnati with additional help from UC’s student newspaper, The News Record. Ben Baker and Charlie Cleves […]
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Public infrastructure projects underway in Dayton
Three major road and sidewalk projects are underway in Dayton, which are expected to improve pedestrian safety, walkability, and drivability in the city. The three projects are: “These major infrastructure improvements will help to address important transportation issues – for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic in our growing city,” said Dayton Mayor Ben Baker. “Both […]